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ROLLING HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LEED Gold Certified
The Rolling Hills Elementary School of Council Rock School District is located in a residential neighborhood off Middle Holland Road in Holland, PA. The project includes the full renovation of the existing 66,500 square foot elementary school, with a 3,000 square foot addition, utilizing the existing bus canopy.
The building’s heating and cooling system includes two (2) condensing boilers and one (1) air-cooled chiller providing hot and chilled water throughout the building in a 4-pipe arrangement. Classrooms are conditioned with vertical unit ventilators with energy recovery and offices are conditioned with a variable air volume system using a rooftop modular air handler with shut-off VAV boxes. Larger spaces, including the gymnasium and cafeteria are conditioned with single zone rooftop modular air handlers. All pumping and air handler fans utilize variable frequency drives for increased energy efficiency.
The Plumbing system consists of all low flow fixtures and two (2) central gas-fired condensing domestic water heaters. The building is fully sprinklered and includes a fire pump.
The lighting system consists of dimmable LED lighting throughout the building with occupancy sensor override and daylight harvesting, tied into a central lighting control system. Exterior lights are LED controlled with relays tied into the central lighting control system.The building includes a 128 kW rooftop Solar Photovoltaic system generating a minimum 152,322 kWh/year of power.
The low voltage systems consist of a fully wired data network, audio visual integration in the classrooms, remote sound systems in the auditorium, gymnasiums and cafeteria, intercommunications speakers throughout the building tied into the phone system, addressable fire alarm system, access control and security systems, and closed-circuit television recording system.
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Project Summary
Location: Holland, PACompleted: February, 2021Square Footage: 69,770 sfTotal Construction Cost: $21,174,940MEP Construction Cost: $7,342,000Architects: SchraderGroup ArchCM: D’Huy Engineering, Inc.
Special Features LEED™ Gold Certified, 128kW PV Solar Array.
Special Features LEED™ Gold Certified, 128kW PV Solar Array.
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